Platform Engineer
Platform Engineer
Location: Central London (hybrid, 2-3 days per week onsite)
Duration: 12 months
Rate: £650-750/day (inside IR35)
Are you passionate about building secure, scalable, and innovative cloud solutions? Do you have a strong view of “what good looks like” from a mature Cloud set-up, whilst enjoying the challenge of working in a greenfield Cloud landscape? If so, apply now for this Platform Engineer based in central London.
This role is to join an enterprise-scale business, and an instantly recognisable household name. Their Cloud strategy is in its infancy and they’re looking for a Platform Engineer to join their Engineering team.
You’ll need to be a self-starter, able to work on your own initiative, and thrive in an environment where you may not have all the answers immediately. The role will offer the Platform Engineer the opportunity to really make tangible contributions to the Cloud strategy and technical toolkit selection.
What you’ll do:
- Design, implement, and support Azure cloud infrastructure and services
- Define Cloud governance (policies, tagging strategies, etc)
- Automate deployments, monitoring, and management using Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform, or similar)
- Collaborate with DevOps, security, and development teams to ensure highly available, resilient, and secure solutions
- Optimise performance, cost, and scalability across cloud environments
- Troubleshoot complex issues and provide expert-level support for Azure-based workloads
What we’re looking for:
- A strong understand of platform engineering - repeatable patterns and processes
- Product & platform operating model experience - understanding of Product Owners, value chains, PaaS to product teams
- Experience with hub-and-spoke cloud architectures
- Exposure to working in multi-cloud environments (Azure primary)
- Scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)
It would a bonus if you had:
- Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, or equivalent)
If this sounds of interest, please apply today!